US President Donald Trump and his military commanders have agreed on the country’s new strategy in Afghanistan after a “rigorous” debate, the Pentagon chief says.
US Defense Secretary James Mattis made the announcement on Sunday but said Trump would lay out the new plan himself.
However, Mattis did not provide details about what the decision was on Afghanistan on when the White House would make an announcement.
“I’m very comfortable that the strategic process was sufficiently rigorous, and did not go in with a preset condition in terms of what questions could be asked and what decisions could be made,” Mattis said in Jordan, at the beginning of a five day tour of the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
“Everyone who had equity was heard,” he said, including budget officials responsible for funding the effort.
On Saturday, Trump said in a tweet that the meeting at Camp David saw “many decisions made, including on Afghanistan.”
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